{"id":166701,"date":"2023-04-05T14:31:53","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T14:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/ansys-spaceclaim-is-it-possible-to-include-a-general-view-and-an-unfolded-view-of-a-sheet-metal-component-on-the-same-drawing-sheet\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:32:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:32:02","slug":"ansys-spaceclaim-is-it-possible-to-include-a-general-view-and-an-unfolded-view-of-a-sheet-metal-component-on-the-same-drawing-sheet","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/ansys-spaceclaim-is-it-possible-to-include-a-general-view-and-an-unfolded-view-of-a-sheet-metal-component-on-the-same-drawing-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"ANSYS SpaceClaim: Is it possible to include a general view and an unfolded view of a sheet metal component on the same drawing sheet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes this is possible.   Method 1: Insert a general view of the folded sheet metal part in the drawing sheet, then click on one of the faces, and click Unfold. This will create another view that you can place on the drawing sheet.  Method 2: Click on &#8220;General View&#8221; as if you were to insert a new general view and then look in the &#8220;Options&#8221; panel (under the structure tree).   If you have already created an unfold in 3D, then expand the + symbol next to the name of your design and you should see the Unfolded model there.    Select the model and then the view that you inserted will be the unfolded view.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-166701","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-18-2","topic-tag-ansys-spaceclaim-directmodeler","topic-tag-general","topic-tag-spaceclaim","topic-tag-structural-mechanics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yes this is possible. Method 1: Insert a general view of the folded sheet metal part in the drawing sheet, then click on one of the faces, and click Unfold. This will create another view that you can place on the drawing sheet. 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